Gone like yesterday

a novel
Janelle M Williams
Book - 2023

"A lyrical debut novel that asks what we owe to our families, what we owe to our ancestors, and what we owe to ourselves. Janelle M. Williams's Gone Like Yesterday employs magical realism to explore the majestic and haunting experience of being a Black woman in today's America"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Janelle M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [New York, New York] : Tiny Reparations Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2023]
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